"(Faust); Tania Ferris (Marguerite); Pelham Andrews (Mephistophélès); and David Hibbard (Brander). The Victorian Opera Chorus and Orchestra Victoria conducted by Richard Gill. The first main-stage productions of the year between 10 and 20 March at The Arts Centre, Playhouse, with the double-bill of Wiliam Walton ""The Bear"" and ""Angélique"" by Jacques Ibert. Directed by Talya Masel and conducted by Ollivier-Philippe Cuneo. A co-production with Malthouse Theatre of ""The Threepenny Opera"" by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht in the Merlyn Theatre between 28 May and 17 June. Directed by Michael Kantor and conducted by Richard Gill. ""The Turn of the Screw"","
"Threepenny Novel ThreePenny Novel is a 1934 novel by the German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht, first published in Amsterdam by in 1934 as """". It is similar in structure to his more famous ""The Threepenny Opera"" and features several of the same characters such as Macheath, together with a general anti-capitalist focus and a didactic technique that is often associated with the dramatist. It is a novel that has been the focus of much critical attention and that is often described as both a continuation and a variation of the themes and motifs of Brecht's other work that focuses"
"and of a Marxist understanding of aesthetics. Threepenny Novel ThreePenny Novel is a 1934 novel by the German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht, first published in Amsterdam by in 1934 as """". It is similar in structure to his more famous ""The Threepenny Opera"" and features several of the same characters such as Macheath, together with a general anti-capitalist focus and a didactic technique that is often associated with the dramatist. It is a novel that has been the focus of much critical attention and that is often described as both a continuation and a variation of the themes and"
"parts, though modern performances typically use a few more players). ""The Threepenny Opera"" was first performed at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in 1928 on a set designed by Caspar Neher. Despite an initially poor reception, it became a great success, playing 400 times in the next two years. The performance was a springboard for one of the best known interpreters of Brecht and Weill's work, Lotte Lenya, who was married to Weill. Ironically the production became a great favourite of Berlin's ""smart set"" – Count Harry Kessler recorded in his diary meeting at the performance an ambassador and a director"
"composer, and actor to many films in the 1920s and 30s. André Mauprey André Mauprey (19 August 1881 – 3 February 1939) was a French writer, composer, librettist, and actor. He helped to popularize ""The Three Penny Opera,"" and was the first to translate many of its songs into French. Working with Robert de Mackiels and Serge Veber, he wrote the lyrics for the operetta ""Tip-Toes"" based on the melodies of George Gershwin. His music and lyrics were sung by Édith Piaf, Juliette Gréco, Marianne Oswald, Marlene Dietrich, and Mathé Altéry. Most widely held works with lyrics by Andre Mauprey"
"1930s Norway. Throughout her compositional career, Hall would find it challenging to introduce new stylistic impulses on the Norwegian music scene. In addition to her orchestral output, Hall also composed a number of choral works and music for stage productions. Theatre remained close to her heart, and Hall translated a number of major works into Norwegian including Igor Stravinsky’s ""Soldier’s Tale"" and Arthur Honegger’s ""Le Roi David"". In 1930, she translated, staged and directed ""The Threepenny Opera"" (""Die Dreigroschenoper"") by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Hall also served as instructor and conductor for its Oslo premiere. She wrote music for"
"Threepenny Opera."" He also appeared as a cast member of the HBO variety series ""Encyclopedia"". He was diagnosed with AIDS and was unable to tolerate the available medications. He committed suicide by slashing his wrists in his Staten Island home, according to friends and the city medical examiner's office. Only after his suicide did it become widely known that he was ill. Ethyl Eichelberger Ethyl Eichelberger (born James Roy Eichelberger, July 17, 1945 – August 12, 1990) was an American drag performer, playwright, and actor. He became an influential figure in experimental theater and writing, and performed nearly forty plays."
"André Mauprey André Mauprey (19 August 1881 – 3 February 1939) was a French writer, composer, librettist, and actor. He helped to popularize ""The Three Penny Opera,"" and was the first to translate many of its songs into French. Working with Robert de Mackiels and Serge Veber, he wrote the lyrics for the operetta ""Tip-Toes"" based on the melodies of George Gershwin. His music and lyrics were sung by Édith Piaf, Juliette Gréco, Marianne Oswald, Marlene Dietrich, and Mathé Altéry. Most widely held works with lyrics by Andre Mauprey André Mauprey was a versatile artist, contributing as a writer, lyricist,"
"The von Mendelssohn siblings emigrated. While Eleonora, who at this point was married to an Austrian, moved back to , in Upper Austria, and not far from Salzburg. Francesco von Mendelssohn stayed away from German speaking central Europe, spending most of the time between 1933 and 1935 in Paris. He also took the opportunity to extend and deepen his contacts in the United States. As early as April 1933 he staged Brecht's Threepenny Opera at the Empire Theater on Broadway. It was the work's US premier, but the production was not a success, closing after twelve nights. Francesco von Mendelssohn"
"failed, and the pit orchestra (a jazz band) had to quickly provide the accompaniment for the street singer. The tenor Ian Bostridge wrote in his 2014 book, ""Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession"", that this song might be a terrifying little cousin of Schubert's ""Der Leiermann"" (The Hurdy-Gurdy Man) from ""Winterreise"". The song was translated into French as """" by André Mauprey and Ninon Steinhoff and popularized by Catherine Sauvage. The song was first introduced to American audiences in 1933 in the first English-language production of ""The Threepenny Opera"". The English lyrics were by Gifford Cochran and Jerrold Krimsky."
"What Keeps Mankind Alive? ""What Keeps Mankind Alive?"" is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama ""The Threepenny Opera"" ("""") which premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. The title refers to the central line from the finale of act 2, """". In the opera, the two stanzas of the strophic piece are sung by Macheath and Mrs Peachum and the final line is sung in fortissimo by the chorus. It is an agitprop socialist anthem expressing that the comfortable lifestyle enjoyed by the rich is paid for by"
"typhus on 26 June 1942, aged 41. Neher (prisoner number 59783) died there on 26 June 1942. Her body was buried in an unmarked mass grave. Her son, Georg, became a music teacher and only found out about his parents' identity in 1975. The Threepenny Opera (German: Die 3 Groschen-Oper) is a 1931 German musical film directed by G. W. Pabst. It was produced by Seymour Nebenzal's Nero-Film for Tonbild-Syndikat AG (Tobis), Berlin and Warner Bros. Pictures GmbH, Berlin. The film is loosely based on the 1928 musical theatre success ""The Threepenny Opera"" by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. As"
"Pirate Jenny ""Pirate Jenny"" (German: """") is a well-known song from ""The Threepenny Opera"" by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. The English lyrics are by Marc Blitzstein. It is probably the second most famous song in the opera, after ""Mack the Knife"". The song depicts Low-Dive Jenny (German: Spelunken-Jenny), a character based on Jenny Diver (1700–1741). Low-Dive Jenny is a lowly maid at a ""crummy old hotel"", imagining avenging herself for the contempt she endures from the townspeople. A pirate ship – with eight sails, and with 50 cannons – enters the harbor, fires on the city and"
"robustly accompanied by music director Kevin B. Winebold."" ""The Irish Examiner"" said, ""It's just brilliant and it never stops for a minute. The music and the singing is superb and well done."" Simon Saltzman stated that Winebold musically directed ""the best ""The Threepenny Opera"" I've seen ever ... It was Bertolt Brecht's birthday. What a treat to have the score played so expertly and with such gusto by seven superb musicians. In addition, and not incidentally, it was wonderful to hear so much excellent singing without electronic enhancement."" Kevin B. Winebold Kevin B. Winebold (born June 17, 1979) is a"
"Michael Moody Michael Moody is General Manager and co-founder of The Grange Festival. Having worked with Australian Opera, Garsington and Wexford opera festivals, he then co-founded (with Wasfi Kani) both Grange Park Opera and Nevill Holt festivals. He has been involved with the Pimlico Opera prison project since 1996 and directed ""The Threepenny Opera -"" HMP Winchester, ""West Side Story -"" HMP Winchester and Wandsworth, ""Guys and Dolls"" - Wormwood Scrubs, ""Chicago"" - HMP Bronzefield, ""Les Miserables"" - HMP Wandsworth and Erlestoke, ""Sugar -"" HMP Send, ""Sister Act"" - HMP Bronzefield and ""Our House"" with Suggs at HMP Isis. Moody"
"Nellie McKay Nell Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is a British-American singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ""The Threepenny Opera"" (2006). McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm McKay, and an American mother, actress Robin Pappas. She holds dual citizenship. While growing up, she lived with her mother in Harlem, New York, in Olympia, Washington and in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. She studied jazz voice at the Manhattan School of Music, but did not graduate. Her performances at various New York City music venues, including the Sidewalk Cafe and Joe's Pub, drew attention"
"to hear statements that they can accept or reject"". In the 1950s he directed several plays by Bertolt Brecht with whom he would become close friends sharing his political beliefs. In 1956 Brecht attended a production of his ""Threepenny Opera"". Back in Berlin he wrote """"... thank you for the excellent performance of my Threepenny Opera which you have realized with a great director. Fire and freshness, ease and precision distinguish this performance from many others I have seen... it would be a joy and an honor for me if your theater could perform... at the Berliner Ensemble's Theater... which"
"""The"" ""Threepenny Opera"" (National Theatre) in 2016 which was heralded as ""a brilliant move"" in a review by The Telegraph, which awarded the show three stars. Variety's review was equally mixed, though it praised Beddard's contribution: ""Jamie Beddard, an actor with cerebral palsy, scor[es] with every punchline."" His performance was also picked up on in the ""Financial Times:"" ""Jamie Beddard plays the most astute of Macheath's lieutenants, largely from a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, but makes every expletive ring through the Olivier."" Beddard's appearance in the production was mentioned by Vikki Heyward in ""The Stage"" as indicative of ""a"
"Japan's Threepenny Opera The name was derived from Bertold Brecht's ""Threepenny Opera"" and in a way is its variant, in the Japanese setting. The novel is based on actual events. It is set in post-World War II Japan. In the middle of Osaka there are ruins of the Imperial Arsenal demolished by American bombing, full of scrap metal. While the metals are precious in the destroyed economy of Japan, state bureaucracy is extremely slow to recover them. A settlement of outcasts, lumpen proletariat, spontaneously organize themselves into teams, using this circumstance as an opportunity to sneak into the Arsenal and"
"also criticised by others: by Schoenberg, who later revised his opinion, and by Anton Webern. His best-known work is ""The Threepenny Opera"" (1928), a reworking of John Gay's ""The Beggar's Opera"" written in collaboration with Bertolt Brecht. Engel directed the original production of ""The Threepenny Opera"" in 1928. It contains Weill's most famous song, ""Mack the Knife"" (""""). The stage success was filmed by G. W. Pabst in two language versions: ""Die 3-Groschen-Oper"" and ""L'opéra de quat' sous"". Weill and Brecht tried to stop the film adaptation through a well publicised lawsuit—which Weill won and Brecht lost. Weill's working association"
"many groups. McKay was one of several musicians to write a song in support of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis. Most recently, she appeared on the Jimmy Dore Show, which is a progressive politics show on YouTube, and performed an update of the old antiwar song. Nellie McKay Nell Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is a British-American singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ""The Threepenny Opera"" (2006). McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm McKay, and an American mother, actress Robin Pappas. She holds dual citizenship. While growing up, she lived"
"Jo Sullivan Loesser Elizabeth Josephine ""Jo"" Sullivan (born August 28, 1927) is an American actress and singer. She became a musical theatre star with her performance in the original production of ""The Most Happy Fella"", for which she was nominated for a Tony Award in 1957. Born in Mounds, Illinois, Jo Sullivan played Polly Peachum in Marc Blitzstein's legendary English-language adaptation of ""The Threepenny Opera"" by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht off-Broadway in 1954. She married Loesser on April 29, 1959; they had two children, Hannah (1962–2007) and Emily (born 1965). Her daughter, Emily Loesser, is also a singer-actress. In"
"Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900April 3, 1950) was a German Jewish composer, active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work ""The Threepenny Opera"", which included the ballad ""Mack the Knife"". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. He also wrote several works for the concert hall. He became a United States citizen on"
"Xiu covered the song in their Nina Simone tribute album ""Nina"". Shilpa Ray covered the song with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis on """" (2013). Pirate Jenny ""Pirate Jenny"" (German: """") is a well-known song from ""The Threepenny Opera"" by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. The English lyrics are by Marc Blitzstein. It is probably the second most famous song in the opera, after ""Mack the Knife"". The song depicts Low-Dive Jenny (German: Spelunken-Jenny), a character based on Jenny Diver (1700–1741). Low-Dive Jenny is a lowly maid at a ""crummy old hotel"", imagining avenging herself for the contempt"
"Elisabeth Hauptmann Elisabeth Hauptmann (20 June 1897, Peckelsheim, Westphalia, German Empire – 20 April 1973, East Berlin) was a German writer who worked with fellow German playwright and director Bertolt Brecht. She got to know Brecht in 1922, the same year she came to Berlin. She worked as a secretary for the German-American poet and writer, Herman George Scheffauer. She began collaborating with Brecht in 1924, and is listed as co-author of ""The Threepenny Opera"" (1928). She purportedly wrote the majority of the text as well as providing a German translation of John Gay's ""The Beggar's Opera"", on which the"
"Her?"" and on the 1995 compilation album ""Alternative""), William S. Burroughs (in the 1994 documentary ""September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill""), and others. The opening chapter in """" is named ""What Keeps Mankind Alive?"". What Keeps Mankind Alive? ""What Keeps Mankind Alive?"" is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama ""The Threepenny Opera"" ("""") which premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. The title refers to the central line from the finale of act 2, """". In the opera, the two stanzas of the strophic piece are"
"Lucy, Polly) 15b. Arie der Lucy (Aria of Lucy – Lucy) 16. II. Dreigroschenfinale (Second Threepenny Finale – Macheath, Mrs Peachum, Chorus) 17. Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens (Song of the Insufficiency of Human Struggling – Peachum) 17a. Reminiszenz (Reminiscence) 18. Salomonsong (Solomon Song – Jenny) 19. Ruf aus der Gruft (Call from the Grave – Macheath) 20. Grabschrift (Grave Inscription – Macheath) 20a. Gang zum Galgen (Walk to Gallows – Peachum) 21. III. Dreigroschenfinale (Third Threepenny Finale – Brown, Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Macheath, Polly, Chorus) The ambivalent nature of ""The Threepenny Opera"", derived from an 18th-century ballad opera"
"in Nordhausen, Reichenberg (Liberec), and Düsseldorf. From 1914 to 1947 he was a member of the Hoftheater Dresden ensemble (Staatstheater Dresden from 1918), in the season 1946/47 also as intendant. On stage his best known role was that of J.J. Peachum in the original production of Bertolt Brecht's ""The Threepenny Opera"" in 1928. During the Third Reich he won the title of a Staatsschauspieler in 1938, the highest title that could be awarded to a stage actor in Nazi-Germany. Ponto's film career only took off when he was already over 50 years old, but he became a well-known character actor"
"That production, however, was not successful, closing after a run of only ten days. In the best known English translation, from the Marc Blitzstein 1954 version of ""The Threepenny Opera"", which played Off-Broadway for over six years, the words are: <poem style=""margin-left: 2em;"">Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear, And he shows them pearly white Just a jack-knife has Macheath, dear And he keeps it out of sight.</poem> Blitzstein's translation provides the basis for most of the popular versions heard today, including those by Louis Armstrong (1956) and Bobby Darin (1959; Darin's lyrics differ slightly), and most subsequent swing versions."
"mother's Hochstetter family to lead distinguished careers in the fields of music and literature. Her second cousin (also a Hochstetter descendant) was Kurt Weill (born 2 Mar 1900 in Dessau and died 3 April 1950 in Haverstraw, New York), the famous music composer of ""The Threepenny Opera"" and ""Mack the Knife"" who married Lotte Lenya (born 18 October 1898 in Vienna and died 27 November 1981 in Haverstraw, New York), the famous Austrian singer. Professor (born 12 May 1873 in Mannheim and died in 1942 in Theresienstadt concentration camp), Professor of Literature at the University of Brussels, writer and poet"
"The Threepenny Opera and pre-war Berlin cabaret but other influences such as gypsy and circus music, French chanson and British music hall tunes are also evident. The Tiger Lillies have appeared in numerous shows, the following are listed according to their premiere date: The Tiger Lillies The Tiger Lillies are a cult British musical trio formed in 1989 by singer-songwriter Martyn Jacques. Described as the forefathers of Brechtian Punk Cabaret, the Tiger Lillies are well known for their unique sound and style which merges ""the macabre magic of pre-war Berlin with the savage edge of punk"". The band's name is"
"available, that role was removed and the music and text transferred to other characters. In addition, Dean has commented on dramatic weaknesses in the plot of act 3. The opera is scored for two recorders, two flutes, two oboes, bassoon, two horns, strings, and continuo instruments (cello, lute, harpsichord). Notes Sources Scipione Scipione (HWV 20) - or Publio Cornelio Scipione - is an opera seria in three acts, with music composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music (1719) in 1726. The librettist was Paolo Antonio Rolli. Handel composed ""Scipione"" whilst in the middle of writing ""Alessandro""."
"in Essen. In 2001, he directed music for the first production of The Threepenny Opera in Yiddish translation by Michael Wex, directed at the Saidye Bronfman Center for the Arts in of Montreal by Bryna Wasserman. Bern also composes music for contemporary dance, including for the Eliza Miller Dance Company production of “Sideways” and “Märchen” in New York (2002), for which he was given an award by the Mary Flagler Carey Trust. Bern has been on the faculty of Tufts University, the New England Conservatory and the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. He has been a guest lecturer at"